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Filmax Nabs International Rights to ‘The Virgin of the Quarry Lake’ by Helmer Laura Casabé, from a Benjamín Naishtat Screenplay (EXCLUSIVE)
May 9, 2024 / By Anna Marie de la Fuente (Variety)
Filmax Nabs International Rights to ‘The Virgin of the Quarry Lake’ by Helmer Laura Casabé, from a Benjamín Naishtat Screenplay (EXCLUSIVE)

Expanding its lineup for Cannes this year, top Spanish indie studio Filmax has snagged international rights to feature “The Virgin of the Quarry Lake” by Laura Casabé, a notable figure in genre filmmaking who won the best director prize at Sitges in...

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Ventana Sur Unveils Its Goes to Cannes Lineup, Including the Latest From Mexico’s Rigoberto Perezcano and Argentina’s Laura Casabé (EXCLUSIVE)
May 9, 2024 / By Holly Jones (Variety)
Ventana Sur Unveils Its Goes to Cannes Lineup, Including the Latest From Mexico’s Rigoberto Perezcano and Argentina’s Laura Casabé (EXCLUSIVE)

Ventana Sur heads to Cannes, revealing its selection for the dynamic Goes To showcase, which ushers-in a curated works-in-progress lineup to team international talent with sales agents, distributors and further festival programming opportunities.The five projects selected represent some of the best...

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More than 75,000 spanish viewers have already seen BIRDS FLYING EAST
May 7, 2024 / By Filmax
More than 75,000 spanish viewers have already seen BIRDS FLYING EAST

Pau Dura third film becomes one of the surprises of the season in Spain,    Released in theaters on April 5, after its screening at the Malaga Film Festival, in its first week the film reached the top 5, standing up to the...

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27th Sonoma International Film Festival
March 24, 2024 / By Anne Thompson (IndieWire)
27th Sonoma International Film Festival

The 27th Sonoma International Film Festival (March 20-24), as always, leaned into wine and food. The five-day festival curated by Spence along with senior programmers Amanda Salazar and Ken Jacobson, showcased more than 100 films. Twenty-five countries were represented in this year’s...

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Luis Zahera wins Best Male Performance Award at the Malaga Festival for his work in "BIRDS FLYING EAST".
March 11, 2024 / By Filmax
Luis Zahera wins Best Male Performance Award at the Malaga Festival for his work in "BIRDS FLYING EAST".

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A Malaga Market Wrap: Spain’s Bull Market, The Move to Upscale Mainstream, Regional Power and a ‘Masterpiece’
March 8, 2024 / By John Hopewell (Variety)
A Malaga Market Wrap: Spain’s Bull Market, The Move to Upscale Mainstream, Regional Power and a ‘Masterpiece’

MALAGA, Spain — “The Chapel,” from “Piggy” director Carlota Pereda, Celia Rico’s competition title “Little Loves,” loved by a lot of critics, and “Free Falling,” produced by “Society of the Snow’s” J.A. Bayona and that film’s producer Belén Atienza, looked...

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Filmax’ ‘The Sleeping Woman’ rouses buyer interest in Malaga, sells to Germany (exclusive)
March 8, 2024 / By Elisabet Cabeza (Screen Daily)
Filmax’ ‘The Sleeping Woman’ rouses buyer interest in Malaga, sells to Germany (exclusive)

The film sparked buyer interest at the EFM selling to India and subcontinent (BookMyShow), Taiwán (Cai Chang International), Korea (Behind the Scene Company) and Indonesia (Sun Pictures). The psychological thriller stars Almudena Amor as a nursing assistant to whom strange things...

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Filmax Snags Pau Teixidor Feature ‘Birth,’ From ‘Life and Nothing More’ Producer Aquí y Allí Films (EXCLUSIVE)
March 4, 2024 / By Emiliano de Pablos (Variety)
Filmax Snags Pau Teixidor Feature ‘Birth,’ From ‘Life and Nothing More’ Producer Aquí y Allí Films (EXCLUSIVE)

Indie Spanish film studio Filmax has picked up international sales rights to “Alumbramiento” (‘Birth’), the sophomore feature by Pau Teixidor (“Purgatorio”), set up at Aquí y Allí Films, the production house run by Pedro Hernández Santos  and behind “Something is About to Happen,” and...

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Malaga Competition Title ‘Nina’ Goes International Via Filmax
March 3, 2024 / By Ed Meza (Variety)
Malaga Competition Title ‘Nina’ Goes International Via Filmax

Filmax has acquired international rights to Spanish thriller “Nina,” the new feature written and directed by Andrea Jaurrieta (“Ana by Day”) that bows at this week’s Málaga Film Festival as one of its higher profile titles in main competition.Loosely based on...

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Filmax Closes ‘The Teacher Who Promised the Sea’ with Italy’s Officine Ubu (EXCLUSIVE)
February 19, 2024 / By Anna Marie de la Fuente (Variety)
Filmax Closes ‘The Teacher Who Promised the Sea’ with Italy’s Officine Ubu (EXCLUSIVE)

Spanish indie film studio Filmax has sold sleeper hit “The Teacher who Promised the Sea” to Italy’s Officine Ubu following sales to Nachshon Films in Israel, Angel Films Scandinavia, India’s BookMyShow and airline rights to Encore Inflight.“The Teacher…” is based on the...

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Filmax Secures ‘My Friend Eva,’ From ‘Truman’ Director Cesc Gay (EXCLUSIVE)
February 16, 2024 / By Callum McLennan (Variety)
Filmax Secures ‘My Friend Eva,’ From ‘Truman’ Director Cesc Gay (EXCLUSIVE)

Filmax has taken global distribution rights for “My Friend Eva,” the latest from Spanish director Cesc Gay whose ‘Truman’ proved a notable hit overseas, scoring substantial theatrical returns in several territories. Set against the backdrops of Barcelona and Rome, this romantic comedy boasts Nora...

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Filmax wins Best Documentary at the Goya Awards
February 11, 2024 / By Filmax
Filmax wins Best Documentary at the Goya Awards

"WHILE YOU'RE STILL YOU" is recognized as the best documentary of the year after having it's world premiere at the San Sebastian International Film Festival, Made in Spain Selection. ...

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